Francis’ papacy honored Latin American Catholics killed for their social justice work, a theologian explains – and Leo may ...

COMMENTARY: Pope Francis’ successor should address four main aspects: persecution, social doctrine, missionary withering and ...

Few, if any, Latin Americans show up on the speculative lists of who might be elected as the supreme pontiff, or “papabile.” ...

European pope in centuries, Francis was especially aware of colonialism’s impact and the need to embrace many cultures within ...

Bells tolled in church towers across Rome after the announcement, which was read out by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican ...

The Chicago-born pope has dual citizenship in the U.S. and Peru, where he was a missionary and a bishop. | Opinion ...

The death of Pope Francis marks the end of an era for the Catholic Church in Latin America. As the first Latin American pontiff, his legacy in the region is complex, according to analysts ...

Francis, who died on Easter Monday, transformed the Catholic Church. He will be a tough act to follow, writes Omar G.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Several months after he assumed leadership of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis made his first trip overseas. It was back home to Latin America, where the Argentine pontiff ...

On 13 March 2013, Pope Francis emerged on the balcony overlooking St Peter's Square. Clad simply in white, he bore a new name ...

Cardinal Robert Provost, elected as the first American pope, was a close friend of Pope Francis, lived in Latin America for ...